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04/20/2006 4:09 AM Alert 
I honestly could not be happier. I mean, classic love songs? Even if the contestents had to choose from Bocelli's records alone (I think they don't have to. It's like Kenny Rogers and Country Week) Katharine has the best chance to outshine the others, solely based on this week's performance, but I am looking forward to seeing if anyone else impresses me...but only if it keeps Kat safe

What are your choices for Bocelli/love songs?

I put "The Prayer" down for personal reasons, although, the Italian and the fact that it is written to be a duet may discourage.

Or "Time To Say Goodbye"... but again, Italian and duet. Oh well. One can hope, right?
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04/20/2006 6:48 AM Alert 
Posted By em_sears02 on 04/20/2006 4:09 AM
I honestly could not be happier. I mean, classic love songs? Even if the contestents had to choose from Bocelli's records alone (I think they don't have to. It's like Kenny Rogers and Country Week) Katharine has the best chance to outshine the others, solely based on this week's performance, but I am looking forward to seeing if anyone else impresses me...but only if it keeps Kat safe

What are your choices for Bocelli/love songs?

I put "The Prayer" down for personal reasons, although, the Italian and the fact that it is written to be a duet may discourage.

Or "Time To Say Goodbye"... but again, Italian and duet. Oh well. One can hope, right?



 

 

Katarino McPeeleeni can sing anything...not sure I'd recommend her trying The Prayer...a personal favorite of mine...it might lose a lot if not performed in duet....I don't think contestants are limited to Bocelli songs...he's just coaching the contestants...
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04/20/2006 9:15 AM Alert 
I'm going to repeat my country week suggestion because it IS one of the greatest love songs and I'm dying to hear Kat sing it.
"I Will Always Love You", written by Dolly Parton and made famous by the great Whitney Houston. I think Kat could hit this one so far out of the park it'll orbit the moon!
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04/20/2006 10:08 AM Alert 
I Will Always Love You is a very popular song.  Vonzell sung it last year, didn't she?    
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04/20/2006 10:21 AM Alert 
"I will always love you" is too big a risk I think. Most people know it as a Whitney Houston song and I think they would judge her against that version. No matter how good she did, she could land in the bottom three. All of the "lesser" singers are gone and now it's solely week to week on who will go out next.

I think she should stick to songs in the lower range that would give her a chance to perform and not have to focus on hitting the really big notes. I think she should choose something that gives her the chance to sing "to somebody", like on '50's week and this past week. Those eyes and that smile could melt anyone or anything.
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04/20/2006 10:43 AM Alert 
I am thinking maybe "Love Story," nah, that's not going to happen. How about "Close to You."
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04/20/2006 10:45 AM Alert 
I think you've got a good thought there. I could actually see Kat doing ANY Karen Carpenter song really, really well.
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04/20/2006 10:50 AM Alert 
"Close To You" is such a great song, that every time I hear it, It brings chills, although it's 35 years old. I always love the trumpet part, followed by the strings.
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04/20/2006 11:06 AM Alert 
My other thought for next season is that they should do a night of Carpenters songs.
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04/20/2006 11:12 AM Alert 
I love "Close to You", but I'm afraid it would be considered too "safe" and boring.
How about "Autumn Leaves" by the immortal Nat King Cole, coverered by greats Diana Krall, Eva Cassidy and Andrea Bocelli himself.  Perfect for Kat, no?
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04/20/2006 11:23 AM Alert 
Just a thought but overall, to me, it just seems odd for a show with a primarily younger fan base why the show is staying on themes like 50's night, America's Songbook, and now Great Love Songs with an Opera guy. I personally enjoy hearing a lot of these songs but it seems like they might be a little boring to a lot of the under 30 crowd who likely don't know much about Queen or Stevie Wonder much less care a lot for these really older standards. You would think they would get back to a little more contemporary music. It will be interesting to see this week what the performers choose from for the "Greatest Love Songs" category.
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04/20/2006 11:33 AM Alert 
^They may be thinking that the contestants don't do particularly well when covering megahits by today's stars. People seem to expect it sound just like the original, hardly a possability. So the older songs give a chance for the contestants to be judged solely by their abilites.
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04/20/2006 1:37 PM Alert 
I think you've got a good thought there. I could actually see Kat doing ANY Karen Carpenter song really, really well.



Agreed! I was actually thinking about that the other day...

I also agree that the contestants do better with the older standards. If they sing songs that are well known by the younger crowd, they tend to believe that the contestant sang the song wrong, or off key, even when all they did was change the key of the song.

She should also probably stick with a song that stays away from her upper range, for the most part. She tends to be shrill with the big notes (That's what the critics say, and I don't agree all of the time, but I have noticed that she strains herself sometimes.) "Someone To Watch Over Me" did not have any "screaming" and it still impressed many people...
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04/20/2006 2:16 PM Alert 
I'm sure it would be a magnificent week!^ ^ I hope it could be as great as this week's theme. . . .
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04/20/2006 2:31 PM Alert 
I think the theme next week is something from Andrea Bocelli, not just a generic love song. Am I wrong? Andrea's songs are very different from say the Carpenter's and are a lot harder to sing (Kat's advantage).
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04/20/2006 2:39 PM Alert 
Agreed! I was actually thinking about that the other day...

I also agree that the contestants do better with the older standards. If they sing songs that are well known by the younger crowd, they tend to believe that the contestant sang the song wrong, or off key, even when all they did was change the key of the song.

She should also probably stick with a song that stays away from her upper range, for the most part. She tends to be shrill with the big notes (That's what the critics say, and I don't agree all of the time, but I have noticed that she strains herself sometimes.) "Someone To Watch Over Me" did not have any "screaming" and it still impressed many people...



You are probably right in that to get the most universal appeal on her vocals she should stick with the lower to upper middle registers. I think pretty much everyone with ears agrees she is dynamite singing in those ranges. Her very upper register seems to get more mixed reviews. I personally love some of the things she does in the upper register that sound really sexy and sultry like the line "I got to change your view